Horton, McQuaid day to day with injuries; Hamilton, Lucic in vs. Panthers

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The Marine Museum at Fall River is a cultural gem and contains a wealth of Fall River Maritime History especially Steam Ship and Titanic memorabilia. Discover the art, books, models and many treasures the Marine Museum holds. This is a must see resource for landlubbers and mariners alike.

Carol Gafford is a public librarian, family historian, amateur archivist and book savior. She is currently the youth services/outreach librarian at the Swansea Public Library and volunteers for several museum and historical societies including the Marine Museum at Fall River, the Swansea Historical Society and the Bristol Historical and Preservation society. She is the editor of Past Times, the Massachusetts Society of Genealogists and is always looking for a new project to take on.

BOSTON — The Bruins will be without right wing Nathan Horton and defenseman Adam McQuaid for Sunday’s game against the Panthers. Coach Claude Julien said both are day to day after suffering injuries in Saturday’s loss to Pittsburgh.

Horton has an upper-body injury after falling to the ice at the end of his fight with Jarome Iginla in the first period Saturday. He appeared to be holding his left hand/wrist as he skated off the ice and went straight to the locker room. He did not return to the game.

McQuaid took a hip-check from Matt Cooke in the second period and struggled to get off the ice. He needed help to get down the tunnel to the locker room, but returned shortly after and finished the game, appearing a bit hobbled in the third period. Julien, who termed McQuaid’s injury as lower body, said the hit was a cheap shot after Saturday’s game.

In their absence, left wing Milan Lucic and defenseman Dougie Hamilton will re-enter the lineup vs. Florida. Both were healthy scratches Saturday.

Lucic will likely slot in on the fourth line with Rich Peverley moving up to the second line to replace Horton. The struggling big guy has two goals in his last 27 games and Julien said he hasn’t been pleased with his game, which has lacked the physical elements that made him such a fan favorite in his early years.

Hamilton has been out of the lineup three of the previous four games and seems to be the odd man out for a top-six spot in the defense core come playoff time. Hamilton has tired in the second half of the season (six points in 23 games since March 2) after a long year of juniors and professional games for the 19-year-old rookie.